Receptacle



Oct. 13, 1964 M. H. LYON RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 10,. 1960 :WEA/ron MARGARET H. Ya/v Arran/EY t i i t t l the receptacle of the present invention,

United States PatentO 3,152,746 RECEPTACLE Margaret H. Lyon, 120 E. 75th St., New York 21, N.Y. Filed Nov. 10, 1960, Ser. No. 63,492 1 Claim; (Cl. 229-21) `:receptacle of a lire resistant paper composition consisting essentially of a disc mounted within a supporting ring for use as a coaster, ash tray and the like and additionally, as a convenient carrier of advertising matter.

This receptacle, however, presents problems in storage and shipment because of the space requirements of large quantities of the sameand additionally, is not very Well adapted to support a cigarette therein when utilized as an ash tray.

It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide receptacles of the type `described which may be y conveniently stacked one at least partially within the other for purposes of storage and/ or shipment.

I-Iow these and other objects are accomplished and new results are obtained will be apparent from what is described in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the claim, and illustrated in thev accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective View, partly in section, of an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the strip which forms the side wall of the embodiment of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of FIG. 4 is an elevational view showing how receptacles in accordance with the present invention may beV nested one within the other,

FIGS. 5 and 6 are fragmentary views of the receptacle of FIG. 3 Which illustrate the positioning and the mounting of the cigarette holding insert of that embodiment, and

FIG. v7 is a partial sectional view of still another embodiment of receptacle in accordance with the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing, an embodiment of the receptacle of the present invention is shown in FIG. l consisting of a llat circular` disc or bottom member 10 mountedwithin a tapered ring 12. As may be seen in the drawing, disc 10 is positioned intermediate the ends of ring 12 so that it is always elevated above the supporting surface for the device which, as will be realized, is of advantage. By employing this construction, the receptacle is, of course, reversible which is also of advantage in devices of this nature.

The disc and its supporting ring are of a relatively rigid paper composition, preferably cardboard or chipboard which have been treated so as Ito be lire resistant. Asbestos may serve as the stock from which the receptacle is stiffness or strength to serve as `a support for the purposes i in FIG. 2. Bylongitudinally folding the strip as indicated, a recess or groove 1li-'is formed therein which, as v will be realized, will extend circumferentially about the `innerside of the finished annular member and provide the,

means for securely holding disc 1i) Within said annular 3,152,746 Patented Oct. 13, 1964 p d lce member. The ltapered or flared shape of ring 12 permits the receptacles to be stacked one within the other which is of great convenience when handling large numbers of the device as in shipping and/ or storage.

The thus folded strip material is ultimately wrapped about the disc to form the receptacle and the lead end 16 of the strip is inserted between the folds at the other end thereof to unite the strip and maintain the samerin the desired annular form. Crimping or other means may be employed to hold ring 12 securely in the desired shape so that it will not come apart under stress.

Ring 12 and its disc retaining recess may be formed, of course, in other Ways as will be readily realized by those versed in the paper forming art.

In this connection an embodiment of receptacle is shown in FIG. 7 wherein a portion of |the outerside of the ring is circumferentially recessed from the remainder thereof. This configuration is particularly useful if the receptacles are to be nested.

l In this instance, the strip material forming the ring is subject to the above described folding operation with, however, an additional folding step, i.e. the strip is iirst folded so that one portion of the strip is set back from the remainder thereof.

This construction provides a substantial interior ledge 2S running circumferentially about the inner'side of the ring which provides very good support for the disc, perhaps even more so than the construction of the preceding figures. When the thus folded strip is longitudinally folded, a disc holding recess is formed between said interior ledge and one of the edges of the folded over portion of the strip, the edge of the other folded over porti0n,in this case, merely acting to supplement interior ledge 28.

In the embodiments of FIGS. l and 3, means have been provided for holding a cigarette 22, shown in phantom, securely in place on the receptacle, if the same is to be used as an ash tray. In the embodiment of FIG. l, this means forms an integral part of ring 12 whereas in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the means is a separate attachment.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the cigarette (or cigar) holding means are a pair of tabs 24 which extend outwardly of the receptacle. Tabs 24 are integral with ring 12 being formed by the punching of the strip along the line of ultimate folding. The strip is punched in such a fashion, that when its longitudinal sides are folded over, as previously described, the tabs thus formed will extend outwardly of 'the strip when the ring is formed therefrom, as is shown in FIG. 2. v

In the embodiment of FIGS. 3-6, a separate attachment 26 is utilized for holding thecigarette securely in place in the receptacle. Attachment or insert 26, shaped at either endto accommodate a cigarette, may be of a light weight metal or other lire resistant material which is readily bendable. Attachment 26 is incorporated in the assemblage along With disc 10 being wrapped about a portion of the edge of said disc before the same is encircled by the strip. As will be realized, disc 10 ultimately holds insert 26 in position in the assemblage while itself being retained by. recess 14. This is illustrated in FIG. 6.

It will be seen that insert 26 provides both halves of the receptacle lwith a cigarette support. When the device is ready for actual use, one may bring the cigarette holder into position merely by raising it away from disc 10 and bringing it up against ringlZ. If it is desired to'use the receptacle for something other than an ashtray, for eX- ample a coaster, insert 26 may remain superposed on disc 19 on the floor of the receptacle.

It will be understood that the invention 'is not confined "to the particular forms l.or uses herein shown and de-.

scribed, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out in other ways without departing rom the spirit thereof and therefore, the right is broadly claimed to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claim and by means of which the objects of the invention are attained and new results accomplished, as it should be apparent mediate its ends, said ledge comprising a flat horizontal ring located between and joining vertically arranged wall portions extending upwardly from the outer periphery of the ledge and downwardly from 'the inner periphery thereof, said downwardly extending wall portion having an extension .thereon adjacent thereto and extending upwardly therefrom providingl an edge adjacent said ledge and adapted to assist the ledge in supporting said disc and having a fold at the lower end thereof adapted to support said receptacle upon a horizontal member, said upwardly extending wall portion having a similar extension extending downwardly from a foldY at the upper end thereof, providing a lower edge adapted to engage the upper surface of said disc and hold thesame between said ledge and the upper edge of the lowerwall portion and providing an annular recess in said support member adapted to receive the outer peripheral pontion of the disc, the outer surface of the lower wall portion being located radially inwardly of the downward extension of said upper wall portion whereby said receptacle can be nested within a second receptacle of like coniguration.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES vparams Riehner` u Mar. 4, 

